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DOOR CHECK.

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SAMUEL WALLACE, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO HELEN F. SOULE, OF SAME PLACE.

DOOR-CHECK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,543, dated November22, 1887.

Application filed September 5, 1887. Serial No. 248.848.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL WALLAcE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vashington, in the District of Oolumbia,have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Door Fasteners and Catches; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements I5 in door fasteners andcatches; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out inthe claim.

The object of my invention is to provide an effective, simple, cheap,and durable means for either securing a door when in an open position orfor securely fastening the door when closed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice in operation. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3-isa detail view of the rod or bar.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A represents the plate of myimproved door fastening or catch made in any suitable form, and havingperforations or openings at its upper and lower ends, by means of whichthe said plate is secured to the face of a door at either side and belowthe look by means of 5 screws or other fastening means. The plate isalso provided with a longitudinal slot, B, extending vertically in thecenter of the face thereof.

The letter D represents a flat metal spring,

which is seated in the slot of the plate with its lower end secured inan opening, (1, near the bottom of the plate, by any suitable means-as,for instance, bending the, end of the spring against the back of theplate, as

shown in the drawings. The plate is further provided with hearings ortrunnions a.

The letter C denotes a rod or bar having at its upper portion arms (1d", which are journaled or pivoted in the bearings a of said plate, andare adapted to revolve therein for the purpose of operating andadjusting the (No model.)

rod for keeping a door open or securely look ing the same. The extremeupper end of the rod is provided with a projection, e, which bearsagainst the loosely-mounted upper end of the spring to keep the same inposition in the slot of the plate. The lower end of the rod or bar, asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, has a sharpened end, which permits the door of astable or other doors to be held open by means of the sharpened endbeing connected to the earth or other convenient place.

As shown in Fig. 3, the bar has at its lower end a series of teeth orpointed ends. This construction of bar is designed for securing the doorfrom the inside of a building when the device is applied to the facingof adoor which opens inward from the outside of a building, whereby asafe and reliable fastening is had for the doors of stores or otherbuildings.

When the device is not in operation, the rod or bar is thrown upward andheld in a vertical position by means of the spring D.

I am aware of Patent No. 147,227, in which 73 is shown aroller-journaled in the forked end of a lever pivoted in a bracketattached to the door, the endof the lever opposite the roller beingcam-shaped and pressing against a spring, the whole being so arrangedthat So the roller may be turned down so as to run upon the floor andserve as a brake, or may be turned up out of contact with said floor,and I do not claim such a device, broadly.

Having described my invention, what I claim is The combination, with theplate having a slot inits face portion and bearings inits upper end anda spring seated in said slot with its lower end connected in an openingof the said 0 plate, of the rod or bar having arms and a projection atits upper end, said arms engaging the bearings of the plate, saidprojection having its bearing against the spring, said rod or bar alsohaving a pointed end, sub- 5 stantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I at'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL \VALLAGE.

Witnesses:

GEO. O. PoUL'roN, M. L. HIGGINS.

